New Beginnings

New Testament Scripture—Matthew 3:13-4:1 Normally, the scripture reading for today ends with the climatic conclusion of God speaking from the heavens, but this morning I thought it would be important

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Stories of Love

New Testament Reading—Mark 1: 1-8 The first story the acclaimed writer Lee Stringer wrote was about love.  The story begins in a cluttered apartment.  A man is trying to get

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MySpace Mary

New Testament Reading—Luke 1: 46-55 What if Mary were alive today?  Would her life seem at all relevant to us here in Vancouver?  If she were at all like the

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Dancing with Rhythm

Hebrew Scripture Reading—Deuteronomy 26:1-11 A common stereotype is that white people can’t dance.  While I like to believe this is not true of myself, in my younger days I went

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Remembering the Crowds

New Testament Reading—Mark 2: 13-17 With the election of a new president this past week, we have witnessed images that will undoubtedly engrave themselves into our nation’s collective memory.  Beyond

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God on Wheels

First Hebrew Scripture Reading—Ezekiel 1: 1-6 Second Hebrew Scripture Reading—Ezekiel 1: 15-22, 28 This morning I want to share with you a story about a man who is a member

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In Search of a Pilgrimage

Hebrew Scripture Reading—Psalm 84: 1-7 Lately, I have been feeling spiritually deprived.  In the UCC, we don’t have any pilgrimage sites.  Catholics have their shrines devoted to the Virgin Mary. 

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Natalino’s Crossroad

First New Testament Reading—Acts 4: 23-31 Second New Testament Reading—Acts 4: 32-37 “On a rain-drenched night,” a group of fifty settlers arrived at the house of Father Arnildo Fritzen.  They

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